Millard County Chronicle | 1926-01-21 | Page 9 | Plant Life Abundant in Philippine Islands

Plant Life Abundant in Philippine Islands American botanists have classified more than species of plant life lIto inthe I P to many of ot which heretofore unknown the they have baye given scientific names Among the the are food tood plants a fact fact explaining why famine is unknown in the Islands If crops fall fail the people simply resort to the wild growth especially many varieties of t lb tubers rs which can cnn readily be found everywhere in the forests and serve sene excellently In lieu Heu of bread or rice Bamboo shoots a n delicacy In the United States are arc a n common dish on the po poorest rest mans man's table in n the Philippines Some palms paling in the Islands produce many edible products as well us as commercial The burl palm probably leads all others yielding as It does 27 different products Including sugar flour several fibers and wine These bese resources will remain undeveloped undeveloped until American capital introduces Introduces Intro Intro- duces them to the worlds world's markets